Engineering
Chemical engineers testing methods to improve efficiency of diesel engines while maintaining performance are getting help from a summer staple: Tiki torches
The phenomenon of objects entering water is commonplace, yet a full understanding of the physics of water entry remains elusive
UC’s Nanoworld Laboratories collaborates with the U.S. Air Force, the U.S. Army, and NASA to investigate new uses for carbon nanotubes in military uniforms and fabric that can double as batteries.
Squeezing oranges may give us a new way to deliver medicine or to detect bridge failures before they happen
Using nothing but 3-D printing, scientists have developed a paddling submarine that requires no engine, propellant, or power supply
How do you put a 13-ton hat on a giant statue? That's what a team of researchers is trying to figure out with their study of Easter Island statues
While inherently strong, most ceramics tend to fracture suddenly when just slightly strained under a load unless exposed to high temperatures
Researchers design 3-D-printed, driverless boats that can provide transport and self-assemble into other floating structures
Columbia Engineering team discovers the fibers' exceptional capabilities to reflect sunlight and transmit optical signals and images
Although most wing shapes used today create turbulent wake vortices, wing geometrics can be designed to reduce or eliminate wingtip vortices almost entirely
The University of Michigan’s Nuclear Engineering Laboratory in Ann Arbor finds its perfect fit—in a former nuclear reactor
